Congenital Heart Defects in the United States

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Authors

Suzanne M. Gilboa · Emory University

Owen Devine · Emory University

James E. Kucik · Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Matthew E. Oster · University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Tiffany Riehle‐Colarusso · Emory University

Wendy N. Nembhard · University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Ping Xu

Abstract

Our estimates highlight the need for 2 important efforts: planning for health services delivery to meet the needs of the growing population of adults with CHD and the development of surveillance data across the life span to provide empirical estimates of the prevalence of CHD across all age groups in the United States.

Topics & Keywords

Congenital Heart Disease Studies Coronary Artery Anomalies Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 134, Issue 2, pp. 101-109

DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.019307

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